Some people specialize in collecting coins with errors. These often are in limited, but unknown,
quantities. This can be exciting,
especially since the chance of getting an error coin in change is real.
Know the error coins that are out there. Yes, you could be the first to discover a new
error, but chances are someone else already found that same error. Stay current with your reading, since ting,
expecially since the chance of getting an error coin in change is real.
Know the error coins that are out there. Yes, you could be the first to discover a new
error, but chances are someone else already found that same error. Stay current with your reading, since you do
need to know where to look.
If it is a current year coin, think before you act. Selling may be too soon, since there may be
few available and the price might rise, but holding on may see the price
plummet due to a large quantity being issued.
And, recalling the upside-down airplane stamp, if the government responded
by flooding the market.
Be certain the error is really an error. The words on the edge of the Presidential
Dollars can be oriented either way. This
is because the dollars are dropped into slots and the words pressed. There is no attempt to turn a particular side
up. So, that is not an error.
As with all other aspects of coin collecting, knowledge is
important. And to acquire that
knowledge, buy one of more books on the topic.
Strike It Rich with Pocket Change: Error Coins Bring Big Money
1929 U.S. Buffalo Nickel Coin - Reverse Lamination Peel Error
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